Carlos Moorhead: “I rise to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, and wish to thank and commend my colleague, Mr.…”

“I rise to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, and wish to thank and commend my colleague, Mr. Lehman, for arranging this special order to pay tribute to the Armenian martyrs, who were victims of one of the worst genocides of this century. On April 24, 1915, hundreds of Armenian religious, political, and intellectual leaders were rounded up, exiled, and eventually murdered in remote places. In the following years from 1915 to 1923, 1/2 million men, women, and children were murdered in an attempted genocide of the Armenian people by the government of the Ottoman Empire. Each year, throughout the United States and the world, Armenians and all people of good conscience pause to remember the 1.5 million victims of this crime against all humanity. Many of the children and grandchildren of survivors of this Holocaust live in my hometown of Glendale, CA and will participate in a ceremony, on Sunday, April 24 at the Armenian Genocide Monument located in Montebello, CA. This significant event in being organized by the commemorative council which includes leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic Church, and the Armenian Protestant Church. On this occasion, it is appropriate and fitting that we pay tribute to the memory of the countless victims of this tragedy.”